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Update: Over 20 killed after coltan mine collapse in eastern DR Congo
GOMA, DR Congo, June 20 (Xinhua) -- More than 20 people have died following a collapse Thursday at a coltan mine in Rubaya, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources said Friday.
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Armed groups in DR Congo still recruit children to their ranks
Child soldiers are still being used in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite promises to stop recruiting them.
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DR Congo soldiers shoot, arrest South Sudanese hunters along border
The local authorities in Western Equatoria State’s Ibba County have confirmed a cross-border incident in which seven South ...
allAfrica.com on MSN2h
DR Congo: M23 Armed Group Forcibly Transferring Civilians
The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group has deported over 1,500 people from occupied eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to ...
Al Jazeera on MSN3d
Are commercial interests driving Uganda’s military operations in DR Congo?
Ugandan soldiers said they ‘occupied’ two DRC towns as the Rwandan-backed M23 continues to hold territory elsewhere.
DR Congo Justice Minister Steps Down Amid Corruption Probe
Constant Mutamba, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s justice minister, has stepped down from his post as allegations mount ...
Heavy rains in dry season cause havoc in DR Congo's capital
At least 29 people have been killed in flood waters and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, ...
The New Times on MSN2d
DR Congo crisis: Trust can only be restored by addressing conflict’s root causes - Amb Urujeni tells UN
Only by addressing the structural drivers of conflict in eastern DR Congo can the Human Rights Council begin to restore trust and relevance in a region that has too often been failed by the ...